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Oxford Sandy and Black Pig
Sus scrofa scrofa oxford sandy and black
IUCN Status: Not listed
Size: Over 150 kg.
Habitat and Distribution: Thought to originate in Oxfordshire, hence the name.
Age: 25 years.
Groups and Breeding: Usually give birth to 6-11 young after a gestation of 120 days.
Diet: These are omnivores eating leaves, grasses, roots, fruits and flowers.
- The Oxford Sandy and Black is one of Britain’s oldest pig breeds, thought to have existed for 200-300 years.
- Alternative names for this pig are ‘Plum Pudding’ or ‘Oxford Forest Pig’.
- Pigs have 44 teeth.
- Pigs do not have functional sweat glands, so cool themselves using water or mud during hot weather. They also use mud as a form of sunscreen and to provide protection against flies and parasites.
- In 1976 there was only a single sow of this pig breed left and the British Pig Association recognises this as a ‘rare breed’.
- Pigs were first domesticated 2500-3000 years ago.
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